Comments on: Youth Lacrosse: Should We Let Kids Hit?http://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/
Lacrosse Media Outlet / By Players, For Players / Grow The GameTue, 03 Mar 2015 23:41:58 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: Cody Cameratahttp://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-17158
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:11:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-17158im 15 5′ 8″ 135 i play high school with seniors i get hit u guys need to quit being pussys if u dont wanna get hit do cross country or be a nerd its part of the game dont like it dont play it
]]>By: fanolaxhttp://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14913
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:29:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14913I support the USL initiative. It must be remembered lacrosse is a finesse sport emphasizing running, dodging and stick skills. A skilled and physically fit lacrosse player will use those skills to take advantage when an opponent plants to try to throw a heavy check. The exception is ground balls where you expect some contact in the battle for possession. The true intent of checking should be no more than to frustrate the play or assist in your team gaining possession of the ball. Don’t forget the mental aspect of the game. Checks which frustrate an opponent’s objective mess with his head and take him off his game, overly physical checks are more likely to pump him up. Finally, too many players think “I have a helmet like football and shoulder pads like football, plus padded gloves and elbows so why can’t I hit hard?”. Lacrosse helmets and padding, truly, are meant to protect from stick contact, only. Stay in shape for football by playing lacrosse, but learn the differences between both sports.
]]>By: Butchhttp://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14495
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:50:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14495Right on! Concussions are good for the game! What’s the big deal? Hits are fun for us adults to watch. Nothing better than watching kids knocking heads.
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Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:19:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14491so if this is the case, why not also go after youth football too? Practically the same amount of contact correct? This will end up ruining the interest of the youth in lacrosse. Truly not Growing The Game. LEAVE THE CONTACT
]]>By: Brain Painhttp://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14487
Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:11:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14487CHANGE IS UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT CHANGE IS NECESSARY. Thank you US lacrosse.
]]>By: Fredhttp://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14460
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:44:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14460Yep, reading your reply leads me to believe that you have definitely had your share of concussions! A very thoughtful, level “headed” reply, I might add.
]]>By: Rford8894http://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14453
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:43:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14453agreed with this over aggressiveness and aggressiveness are two completely different things coaches sometimes are the worst proprietors of this and refs should pay attention to it
]]>By: Rford8894http://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14452
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:41:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14452If your that worried about concussions wear a helmet everywhere and dont play sports the worst concussion of my life came from running into a wall swimming so seriously dont play if your that gun shy about them people have had concussions for years and not died, everyone is over exaggerating them these days a minor concussion is a headache a MAJOR concussion yeah thats a problem but a u11/13 player is not getting that risk playing lacrosse they have a better chance of being hit by a car on their bicycle when their out in town and getting one, so seriously stop playing it up that far its ridiculous i have had 3 minors and 1 serious i am fine to this day cat scans and all
]]>By: Rford8894http://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14449
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:33:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14449hitting is necessary to learn early i swam most of my life and am gun shy about getting hit it limits my abilities to a great extent, my nephew on the other hand learned contact early and even though at a young age we limited it to 3 steps instead of 5 to lead into a hit they learned out to take a hit, give a hit (because you can hurt yourself FAR more hitting with bad technique then getting hit with bad technique) and how to avoid it to make a play. Parents have to stop rolling their kids in bubble wrap seriously little kids get hurt all the time a bump on the knee or arm wont kill you seriously it makes you a better person if they take contact out of the game the sport will lose its essence and lose the quality of players, its a contact sport if you dont like contact go play soccer, swim, run track, anything but lacrosse seriously
]]>By: Gearoiddunbarhttp://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14415
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:17:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14415Hitting is part of the sport if to take that away we might as well play girls lacrosse
]]>By: Danhttp://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14414
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:43:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14414Yes, it is very like the issues that hockey are facing with the fighting, I know there are no all out brawls in lacrosse, but it is a physical game, and that is something that doesn’t need to be changed. I am in agreement with the hitting developing with age, and that the younger players need to be protected more. However when they get to an age to hit they won’t know how to hit legally and safely so we need to educate youngsters on how to hit. I play long pole defense for my High school, and have suffered a concussion, that concussion was a freak accident where 2 players went for the ball in the air and i landed on my head causing the concussion. This was bad but in all the hits that i have given and received by the youth i began playing with who where trained to hit at an early age. I think it’s better to train youth about hitting, so they don’t get hurt the first time they can legally hit.
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Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:34:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14413I agree with some restrictions but lets remember this is lacrosse, created as training for war for the Indians. Keep the hitting it would be a disgrace to the game in general
]]>By: Alias-livehttp://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14412
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:10:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14412Ok we wear heavily padded gloves, chest/shoulder pads, helmet, elbow pads, cups, and sometimes rib protectors. I’m pretty sure we wear this for other reasons than just slashing, if you want to be completely safe you shouldn’t be playing lacrosse in the first place, not making the game change to conform to a minorities personal preference when it comes to limited physicality in the game. If you want to play lacrosse without contact go to womens lacrosse, seriously. If we are going to limit hitting in youth games for safety we might as well put a speed limit when it comes to running on the field. People need to grow up, this shouldnt even be a discussion in lacrosse.
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Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:06:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14411When I played U13 a few years ago I was one of the biggest fastest and strongest kids on the field. In Long Island there were a lot of rules in tournaments against hitting. It wasn’t illegal, but there was no man-ball and I was even called for a few hits from the side. I found in the Long Island tournaments, where one of my greatest assets, strength, was taken away, I scored less goals and had a harder time in transition because I was often called for hitting a kid from the side and laying him out, even if that wasn’t my intention, I was just much larger than most of the other kids. Hitting rules change what is valued in a player, making athleticism much less valuable on these teams.
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Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:53:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14410As a 15 year old i can say that the ref’s are definetly calling hits/checks a lot more strictly then they would in older leagues. It’s safer i guess, but it takes some fun out of the game. If they take the hitting out of the game, we might as well be playing girls lax
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Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:25:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14409To me it seems as though the aspect of hitting is something that entices kids to play lacrosse. Since it’s one of three contact sports (that I know of), hockey, football, and lax, getting rid of hitting could reduce the amount of kids that want to try out the sport. Also, I agree with the post that kids should have an increasing amount of allowed contact, maybe even with takeout checks in U13. As long as the refs are wary enough to watch out for illegal hits and even give longer penalties, hitting should be allowed.
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Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:27:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14404I am a 14 y.o player right now and I play some leagues that allow hitting and some that don’t. But I think hitting is a key part of the game at this age, in a league that does not allow body contact, I would be able to clear the ball from one side of the field to the other with ease, and I’ve seen kids on the other team do so. And since some kids offensive skills are too strong to be stopped by a pokecheck coming from a shortstick, they have to put some body on their man, which is why a limited amount of hitting should be allowed. From a players view hitting can always be useful. But like bob said, the body check is used to separate the man from the ball, not the man from his consciousness.
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Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:15:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14402Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. Having also been a hockey person, the discussion of hitting is not new to me.

One of the things that people don’t realize (or choose not to realize) is the parental influence on hitting. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard parents yell from the sidelines to “kill”, “crush” or “layout” another player….at U13! In fact, I even heard a parent yell at their kid to “kill the goalie” on one of my teams. When players hear this at home and on the sidelines from the parents, what do you expect they will do? Hit overly aggressively. Every year I see one or two players end up with a broken arm or broken clavicle from an illegal hit. Suprisingly, one year I had a player get his leg broken from an illegal hit (to this day I’m not sure how that was even possible).

That being said, I have no problem with a good solid hard hit to knock the ball carrier out of position or force him to lose the ball, etc. I tell my kids, “The goal of a body check is to separate the man from the ball, not the man from his consciousness.”

I do have a problem with parents and coaches who teach, encourage, or don’t discourage “headhunting”.

]]>By: ConnorWilsonLAShttp://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14401
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:05:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14401Guarding against that can be really important, I’d agree! But if the little guy has quickness and can duck under a bigger player, is it fair to take the bigger player’s advantages away for safety? Honest question there, would love to hear an answer!

And do we want to prep our kids to play without worrying about getting hit? Does that breed good future habits?

THIS is why this debate is so interesting, and again, thanks so much for chiming in!!!!

]]>By: Bsilcotthttp://laxallstars.com/youth-lacrosse-should-we-let-kids-hit/#comment-14400
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:02:00 +0000http://laxallstars.com/?p=31795#comment-14400I have to question Peet’s comment. I would continue his line of thinking to say “he has more money than me but I am bigger than him so I will just take his money”
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